Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-06
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President Cleveland Par
dOns q Number of
C0nTiets.
COngresSmen Urging the Sign
ing Of q Bill at Tbs
Late Day.
The Rock on Which the For
tification Conferrees Split.
A aalf Bashel of vesses Were Feund
sa she Fiesr of the mOase-DeafA
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WAszmoroH, March 6.-Ths Presi-
deas acted on q large number Of par.
den cases yesterday. Norman n. Osmr
vas convicted Of embezzlemant and
sentenced In January, 1886, to hve
years. inpFisonmsnt &c hard labor, in
the Territorial prison Of Idaho, and "a
pay ine Of $1,000, and stand committed
until il shall be paid. The President
granted pardon IN this case snd en-
d0rssd the application ss follows: 'In
my opinion there are grave DOUBTS as 70
the guilt Of this convics. He has been
imprisoned under bis sentence for more
than year, and bis character prior 20
conviction Is, think, sufiisient guar
antee for his future good eoeduct.s
Pardon vas also granted in the case
Of He YIng and de Lang, who were cen
victed IN the Esstefa District Of AFkan-
sas OF violating the internal revenue
Law and sent-noed 10 30 days c0nfine
naent and 20 pay Q fins of SIOo. The
Presidents endorsement on this case
was: IF any part of the sentence in
this case remains unexeuted, let she
convicts be paEdoned. IL not, let the
matter remain as IL is. The so dave
Imprisonment expired long ago. II
they are detained for the fine, let that
and all else be remittsd."
The President also granted pardon
in the case of J. Walden, convicted of
violating the postal laws ami seafeneed
ga September IS, 1856, 70 one years i'm
prisonment in the Uniled States peni-
teniiaFy at MeNeil Island. Washington
Territory. He thus endorses the appli-
cation for pardon: "My pardon in this
case il granted upon the ground that.
owing 70 she youth Of the canvict and
the circumstances of the case, am sat-
is6ed that the ends Of justice will be as
well sIbserved by the punishment sl-
ready suffered and the prospects of the
boy as we'll eecared By imprisonment of
the months already suffered as il he
were loager confined in his place OF i'm
similar action was taken in the case
Of Joseph III. Evans, vho was convicted
of rolyRamy and unlawful eohabisation
and sentenced In November, 1884, to five
years and six months in the Utah peni.
tentiary, and to pay fine Of $40. The
President endorsed this application as
Granted. This convist is
nearly 20 years old and was convicted Of
polygamy and unlawful cohabitation.
de has been imprisoned more than two
years and his pardon Is prayed for By
bis legal wife. Though he will not
promise to obey the Law against polgea-
my, yet | am determined that the hard
ship of the case shall not be cited to
sh0w that the Government Is inclined
TO be vindictive in its attempt 70 ex-
tirpate the practice OF polygsmy."
Pardons were also granted to the fol-
lowing: Alfred Brathert0n, 90 Victed
Of conspiracy to cast away the vessel OF
which he was master and sentenced on
May 9Th, 1886, 20 one year Of imprison-
ment in she Baltimore Jail and 10 pay
hne Of $1,000; James Gordon, for vie
lation OF the poly9amy laws; Mrs NAL
vina KliRht, fer violation Of the internal
revenue laws in Kentucky: Oscar T.
Baldwin, convicted Of uisappropriating
bank fands and making false entries as
cashier of the Merchants Bank, Of
Newark, New Jersey. and sentenced on
Janasry 3sd, 1852, 10 fifteen years i'm
prisonment.
The Presidents endorsement in the
last case was: "This convict has been
totally relieved from imprisonment
upon q writ Of habeas corpus. aHd .he
only course 10 to pardon nov and 10 re-
store him to his rights ~ q citizen.
This an entirely willing TO do In view
Of bis standing and reepectability prior
10 his eonviction and in the belief that
society will not be injured BY sneh
restoration"
Refuses to Pardon . PeFjareF.
The President declined to interfere 10
the case Of Charles A. BaFle, alias Ohss.
Mc<SFeg0r, who was c0nvisted of per-
Jury and senfenced 10 three year, i'm
prisonment In the western Penitensiary
of Pennsylvania, and 10 pay q fac Of
500. He endorsed the application for
pardon IN this case as follows denied.
This man Was sentenced 10 inprison-
ment for three years. He has not yet
served one. TIE orime Of perjury is 30
dreadful and 20 dangerous and she guilt
in this case being confessed, ! cannot
bring my mind 10 grant . pardon In bis
case"
The Bone sf ConfeatIon In the FsFlI.
aealisn Commistee-
WAsHINoToN, March 5.-As explained
in the senate by Dawes, the rock upon
which the conf Erees on the Forti6ca
tions Appropriation bill finally split vas
section Of the bill prepared BY the
Senate conferrees. This section author
izes the Advisory Beard to make con
trscts vita responsible steel manufao-
tarers ioF the sspply Of 1000 tons Of euA
steel, subject 20 tests and Inspection at
every stage, and appropriated &6 000, 600
for its purchase. A corresponding pro-
vision uade BY ths House sonferrees
vas contained 10 . section Of their bill.
This section sprsopristes like sum Of
5000 600 for tbe paFobase Of steel, with
the provision that only 90 much shoalz
be accepted as vsuld suffice for the
fabrication Of three guns Of eight, ten
and twelve inches caitber. These guns
we're 70 be tested by requiring them to
endure 300 discharges IN periods rang
fnQ from 90 10 I'D minutes. II they
failed 70 psss the tests no more Of tie
appropriation vas 10 become available
for the purohsse Of steel. The objection
Of the senate confeTrees 10 this pFoviso
was that it would result in leaving the
country without Rsns for many years 20
come, as Il woula take at least three or
four wears ts tnish and test specimaus
Of the guns, And, N she event Of theiF
pFocare others Of the same type.
Half Bashel 81 Vetses.
Eaough papers 10 all hAlf bushsl
baakea. al OF them Prssidential Vet0es Of
House bills. lay in piie on the 60os Of
kAe elsrk's ofios 10 the House sing %
the caUitol this morning. numbering
Ie1 IN al.
DeAah ef an AFmy e@neR.
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Chisf Of the Pahlication 0HHos nf ths
war Records Of TIE Reoeiliau. did Al
kis residences IN this city this 9fteFnoon,
ef pnsumoata-
Colonel scott vaa the son Of Rev. W.
A. scott, the distin Euishsd Preseyfsriaz
aharuhman. and w1s torn AZ Winchea
ter, Te1n- He sorsed with disflncfior
thrcaah the ear, ard ~ ths battle oi
Gainagilis w4s wocaded and breEs4et
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